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Daily Life - Ordering Chinese Food (C0291)

Waitress: Hi, welcome to Happy Buddah! Can I get

you anything to drink?

Manny:

A Coke for me, please.

Andrea:

I’ll have a Sprite.

Waitress:

Okay, I’ll go get that for you. Are there any
questions with the menu?

Andrea:

Do you use MSG?

Waitress:

No ma’am, we are MSG-free.

Andrea:

Oh man, 1 haven’t had Chinese food in so
long! 1 want everything! This place has the
BEST sesame chicken.

Manny:

Yeah, I’ve been craving Chinese for such a
long time. 1 used to get take-out all the time.
It’s definitely been a while. Let’s start off with
some crab rangoon.

Andrea:

Ooh yeah, that sounds good. 1 think I’m go¬
ing to get the sesame chicken with fried rice,
a spring roll, and egg drop soup.

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Manny: It’s so tempting to order everything on the

menu, it all looks so appetizing! I think
I’ll get General Tso’s chicken, hot and sour
soup, fried wontons, and white rice.

Andrea: Aren’t you supposed to be on a diet? You
should at least get brown rice.

Manny: I don’t think so! I hate brown rice, and I’m so

sick of eating healthy all the time. I’ve been
eating so much salad I swear I’ve forgot¬
ten what meat tastes like! There’s no bet¬
ter remedy than some nice, greasy, calorie¬
laden Chinese food. I might even get an or¬
der of broccoli beef!

Andrea: Gosh, I’m so hungry! Let’s call the waitress
over!

Key Vocabulary

craving N a very strong desire for

something

tempting A attractive

remedy N a medicine or treatment

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take-out n

food that is sold by a
store to be eaten else¬
where

appetizing A

delicious

Supplementary Vocabulary

adaptation n

something that is

changed/alerted to suit
a new form

guilty n

pleasure

an indulgence,; some¬
thing that you eat,
drink, or do that you
shouldn’t, but makes
you happy

hits the p

spot

just right; just what
you were looking for
(often refers to food or

a drink)

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